18 October 2024, 20:47
Believer's case from KChR reaches the court
A Jehovah's Witness* from the village of Zelenchukskaya will stand trial on charges of involvement in an extremist organization.
Investigators have claimed that the 40-year-old woman took part in the activities of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses* after all the organizations were banned. She attended collective religious services and performances, maintained contacts with like-minded people, and also "studied and promoted literature of an extremist nature," says the Telegram channel of the Branch for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
The "Caucasian Knot" has also reported that this August, two residents of the Zelenchuksky District became suspects in a case of involvement in an extremist organization. Investigators believe that after 2019, they organized meetings and services of Jehovah's Witnesses*. Besides, also in August, law enforcers conducted searches at homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses* from the KChR.
*All the 396 Russian organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses were recognized as extremist, and their activities in Russia were banned by court decision.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 17, 2024 at 03:54 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
Source: Caucasian Knot
